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2016-01-31 PEARLAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION REGULAR MEETING MINUTESMINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE PEARLAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ("PEDC") BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS HELD THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 2016 5:00 P.M., BOARD ROOM, PEDC OFFICE, 1200 PEARLAND PARKWAY, SUITE 200, PEARLAND, TEXAS. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 5:01 p.m. BOARD MEMBERS Chair Rushi Patel Vice -Chair Lucy Stevener Secretary Brandon Dansby Board Member Jeff Barry Board Member Mona Chavarria Board Member Hugh Patton Board Member Reid Wendell EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS City of Pearland Mayor Tom Reid City of Pearland Clay Pearson PEDC Matt Buchanan Pearland Chamber Carol Artz-Bucek PEARLAND ECONCOMIC DEVELOPMENT STAFF MEMBERS Melissa Black Roxanne Luna -Larsen Brian Malone Valerie Marvin CITY OF PEARLAND STAFF MEMBERS Jon Branson Darrin Coker Tara Kilpatrick Rick Overgaard Minutes of a Regular Meeting January 21, 2016 Page 2 II. Approval of Minutes: Board Member Barry, seconded by Secretary Dansby to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting of December 10, 2015. Motion Passed: 7 — 0 III. Public Comments: None. IV. Financial Report A. Monthly Financial Report — October and November 2015 Tara Kilpatrick, Budget Officer, presented the October and November 2015 monthly reports. B. Quarterly Investment Report — Third Quarter 2015 Rick Overgaard, Assistant Director, presented the Third Quarter Investment Report. Secretary Dansby made a motion, seconded by Board Member Wendell, to approve the October and November 2015 Monthly Financial Reports and the Quarterly Investment Report. Motion Passed: 7-0 V. New Business A. Excuse the absence of Secretary Brandon Dansby and Board Member Reid Wendell from the meeting of December 10, 2015. Board Member Barry made a motion, seconded by Chairman Patel, to excuse the absence of Secretary Dansby and Board Member Wendell from the meeting of December 10, 2015. Motion Passed: 7-0 B. Chamber of Commerce Quarterly Report — October through December 2015 Carol Artz-Bucek, President/CEO of the Pearland Area Chamber of Commerce presented the fourth quarter Business Retention and Expansion Program Report. Vice Chair Stevener made a motion, seconded by Board Member Chavarria to approve the fourth quarter Business Retention and Expansion Report. Motion Passed: 7-0 C. Amend Professional Services Agreement with HDR Engineering for the State Highway 288 Corridor Master Improvement Plan Engineering President Buchanan presented an amended Professional Services Agreement with HDR Engineering for the Highway 288 Corridor Master Improvement Engineering Plan. The Board previously approved a Professional Service Contract with HDR Engineering to incorporate Clark Condon's proposed landscape improvements into the county's 90% civil drawings for the toll lanes. Part of the scope of work included performing a detention and drainage analysis on the hardscape improvements to confirm there would be no adverse impacts. HDR performed the analysis and found that changes needed to be made to the hardscape design. This will require HDR to perform a second analysis on the redesigned hardscaping improvements and incorporate additional changes to the plan. Vice Chair Stevener made a motion, seconded by Board Member Wendell, to approve the President amend the Professional Services Contract with HDR Engineering for engineering services for the aesthetic improvements of SH 288 in the amount of $70,000. Motion Passed: 7-0 Minutes of a Regular Meeting January 21, 2016 Page 3 D. Resolution of Support for State Highway 36A The Economic Alliance for Brazoria County is requesting the support of a Resolution that would aid in the development of Highway 36A, which would provide additional transportation from Port Freeport and could reduce truck traffic on Texas 288. Secretary Dansby made a motion, seconded by Board Member Chavarria to approve a Resolution of Support for the development of Highway 36A. Motion Passed: 7-0 E. Monthly Activity Report: President Buchanan summarized ongoing activity. Report submitted to file. The meeting went into recess at 5:52 p.m. The Board reconvened and went into Executive Session at 6:06 p.m. VI. Other Business Executive Session Under Texas Government Code Secretary Dansby excused himself due to a conflict with Prospect #1407. 1. Section 551.087 — Deliberations Regarding Economic Development Negotiations — Prospect #1407 Secretary Dansby returned to Executive Session. 2. Section 551.087 — Deliberations Regarding Economic Development Negotiations — Update on Business Attraction/Retention Projects 3. Section 551.087 — Deliberations Regarding Economic Development Negotiations — Prospect #1511 4. Section 551.087 — Deliberations Regarding Economic Development Negotiations — Prospect #1600 5. Section 551.087 — Discussion with the City Manager regarding the PEDC President's evaluation and compensation. The Board reconvened into Open Session at 6:56 p.m. New Business Continued: F. Economic Development Negotiations — Prospect #1407 No action taken. G. Economic Development Negotiations — Business Attraction/Retention Projects No action taken. H. Economic Development Negotiations — Prospect #1511 No action taken. I. Economic Development Negotiations — Prospect #1600 No action taken. Minutes of a Regular Meeting January 21, 2016 Page 4 J. Personnel Matters — PEDC President's evaluation and compensation. No action taken. VII. Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 6:56 p.m. Minutes approved as submitted and/or corrected this a` A.D., 2016. tevener, Vice Chair day of Fe VI.IAVLI Rushi Patel, V air